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Showing 35413550 of 36440 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23 mai 2006 n° 04-19551

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Intervention procedures

Article L1523-5

…ourt decisions that have become final, agreements entered into prior to the promulgation of the loi n° 2000-1208 du 13 décembre 2000 relative à la solidarité et au renouvellement urbains et qui seraie…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16

…sibility of providing evidence constituting substantial assistance within the meaning of Article L. 230-4 and, where applicable, of having the ban imposed partially suspended under the conditions set…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control

Article L518-15-2

…rudentiel et de résolution shall ensure, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 612-17, L. 612-23 to L. 612-27 and L. 612-44, that the banking and financial activities carried out by Caisse des d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5-1

…of the publication of Order no. 2021-580 of 12 May 2021 transposing Article 2(6) and Articles 17 to 23 of Directive 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-50

…341-7, L. 440-6 to L. 440-10, L. 500-1, L. 511-37, L. 511-38, L. 531-8, L. 531-12, L. 533-5, L. 533-23, L. 542-1, L. 561-2, L. 561-10-3, L. 561-32, L. 561-36-1, L. 573-1-1 and L. 573-2-1 to L. 573-6 a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article L5843-2

…1563 of 16 December 2010 L. 5721-7-1 law no. 2009-526 of 12 May 2009 L. 5721-8 law no. 2016-341 of 23 March 2016 L. 5721-9 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004II. - For the application of article L. 57…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L145-2

…consent of the owner, to services operated on a self-governing basis ; 3° To leases of buildings or main or ancillary premises, necessary for the pursuit of the activity of public companies and public…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-12

…ructure's integration project specifying : a) The general characteristics of the structure ; b) The main characteristics of the people in difficulty hired; c) The support arrangements for the people t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-8

…tion linked to deductible expenses, calculated in accordance with the provisions of article D. 5212-23 ; -the amount of the non-capped deduction linked to the number of employees of the company workin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° quinquies : Tax reduction granted for the capital financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 199 unvicies

…f Article 4 B benefit from a tax reduction in respect of cash subscriptions, made between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2023, to the initial capital or capital increases of companies defined in Artic…

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